You're already doing this for free. Here's how the same hours get paid.
If that's you, here it is straight: what the work actually involves, what it pays, what it costs to set up, and how to start — from someone running the same business, part-time, in regional Tasmania.
1. Your heart was the qualification
Company, a cuppa and getting out of the house are among the most requested supports in regional towns.
2. Turn the visits you already make into funded support
Same relationship, same hours, paid work.
3. The trust gap is your advantage
Big providers send strangers. You're someone they already know.
4. No degree needed
Safety training, first aid and a police check are what you actually need to start.
5. Being paid for it isn't greedy
Payment is what lets you keep doing it next year, and the year after.
Where to go next
Being straight with you. The hourly figures on this page are the billing rates from the official NDIS Pricing Schedule — the most that can be charged for that support. They're gross revenue, not take-home. Insurance, tax, super, travel and your own time all come out of it. And the income examples are Cathy's real numbers, not a promise about yours.
The free training is below — it's the honest version of how this works, in plain language, with nothing to buy at the end.